Austria, Nov. 20, 2019: The house where Adolf Hitler was born will be turned into a police station, Austria’s interior minister has announced, after years of debate over how best to prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. Having recently carried out a compulsory purchase of the house inContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, Nov 18, 2019: After the deadly Easter Sunday attacks on churches and posh hotels in Sri Lanka killed over 260 people, the country has witnessed a “rejuvenation of interfaith harmony”, according to Lanka”s diplomat. The attack claimed by Islamic State group-linked militants on April 21, targeted Catholic churchesContinue Reading
Lahore, Nov 19, 2019: In yet another incident of religious intolerance in Pakistan, a Christian journalist quit Dunya News after she was allegedly persecuted for her faith by co-workers and insulted for not converting to Islam after marrying a Muslim, media reports said. Gonila Gill (38), married to Husnain Jamil,Continue Reading
Hong Kong, Nov 15, 2019: Pro-democracy protesters have stepped up a “blossom everywhere” campaign of roadblocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial hub and ignited the worst violence in five months of unrest. The new phase in the crisis, which has forced schools and shoppingContinue Reading
Wellington, Nov 14, 2019: Lawmakers in New Zealand on November 14 voted in favor of making euthanasia legal, paving the way for the issue to be put to voters in a referendum next year. The law, enabling terminally ill people to request a medically assisted death was passed 69 toContinue Reading
Syria, Nov 12 2019: Two Armenian Catholic priests have been shot to death on Nov 11 at the entrance of a church in eastern Syria. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), the Armenian Church leaders were traveling in car to Deir ez-Zor to inspect an Armenian Catholic Church which hasContinue Reading
Dhaka, Nov. 11, 2019: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Nov. 11 said the over 10 lakh Rohingya refugees who ran away from Myanmar to her country in the wake of “persecution” are a “threat to the security” of the entire region as she urged the global community to resolveContinue Reading
Vatican City, Nov. 11, 2019: An economic system lacking any ethics leads to a “throwaway” culture of consumption and waste, Pope Francis said. “An economic system that is fair, trustworthy and capable of addressing the most profound challenges facing humanity and our planet is urgently needed,” he said in aContinue Reading
Bangkok, Nov. 7, 2019: When Pope Francis celebrates Mass in a Bangkok sports stadium Nov. 21, tens of thousands of Catholics from across Thailand will congregate to celebrate with him. But several devout Pakistani Christians will probably stay away, despite desperately wanting to be there. By venturing outdoors to attendContinue Reading
Manila, November 7, 2019: The Philippines, Asia’s largest Catholic country, is hosting an international conference of young Catholics in Iloilo City to explore ways of the new evangelization. Hundreds of young missionaries from different countries are attending the 2nd International YOUCAT Congress at the Iloilo Convention Center, Nov. 7-10. ArchbishopContinue Reading
